Two men reported to be detained already, while a third has allegedly fled; PM says Army chief Prayuth is investigating The Army is investigating the loss of more than 100 items of machine-guns and ammunition at the Thanarat Army barracks in Prachuab Khiri Khan province. Army commander-in-chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ochar confirmed that the missing weapons […]
BANGKOK, 5 March 2011 (NNT)-National Police Chief Wichean Potphosri said Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva was only reiterating to the police to increase their efforts in narcotic drug eradication in Bangkok’s surrounding provinces, not denouncing their operation as reported. The National Police Chief said police have made less than expected arrests so far while illicit drugs […]
The Labour Ministry has deployed related agencies to search for more than 1,000 Thai workers in Libya who are still missing. “We have received reports that more than 1,000 Thai workers are still missing in Libya,” said Employment Department directorgeneral Jirasak Sukonthachart. By 7pm on March 3, 2,942 workers had already arrived in Thailand while […]
TUNISIA, March 3 – Some 4,000 Thai workers will be evacuated from Libya by a ship now docked in the port of Tripoli for Tunisia where they will catch planes back to Thailand, with the first batch of the group to arrive at Suvarnabhumi airport on Saturday, according to Secretary to the Minister of Foreign […]
BANGKOK, 3 March 2011 (NNT) – The Association of Domestic Travel (ADT) has forecast that the Thai tourism sector will fully recover this year, provided that there is no political turmoil. As a continuation of the 8th Thai International Travel Fair last week, which was a tremendous success, ADT President Maiyarat Pheerayakoses said the association […]
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has urged the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and the private sector to focus on “quality tourists”, though operators are calling on the government to improve the country’s stability to raise tourist confidence. Abhisit urged all parties in the tourism business to focus on the quality of tourists, rather than […]
To save his life after living with the Aids virus for more than 20 years, Boriphat Donmoon, 47, decided to quit his job and terminate his healthcare coverage under the socialsecurity scheme because he could not access the antiretroviral drug atazanavir. “I’ve been living without atazanavir for six months, as the hospital told me that […]
BANGKOK, March 2 – Thai doctors and medical researchers have developed a test kit to measure HIV drug resistance assaying with high sensitivity, an invention which will help reduce risks of allergic reactions and lower medical treatment costs of HIV patients. Assoc Prof Dr Wasun Chantratita, chief of virology at Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, together […]
